The significance of Nematodirus in New Zealand |
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| Authors: | RV Brunsdon MSc PhD |
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| Institution: | Wallaceville Animal Research Centre , Department of Agriculture , Private Bag, Wellington |
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| Abstract: | Extract Although Nematodirus species are commonlyfound in sheep in New Zealand, the worm had been considered to be of little economic importance until the period 1956–9 when a number of outbreaks of acute disease occurred in lambs; the condition was ascribed to heavy Nematodirus infestation. A similar situation had existed in the British Isles until about 1951 when outbreaks of acute nematodiriasis reached serious proportions. |
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